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Australian companies still lag on anti-corruption policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... have a national body in each country to whom organisations can report things," he said. "So, in Australia, if you become aware of it, whether it happened here or on your travels overseas, you should report it to the [Australian Federal Police] AFP." ...

Local Government Super enhances carbon-related screens

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
Local Government Super (LGS) will exclude companies with a material exposure to high carbon-sensitive activities and has opened the door to investing in nuclear energy. LGS CEO Peter Lambert LGS recently completed the review of its negative screening ...

IGCC calls on PM to retain Renewable Energy Target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... Fabian said. "The Warburton Review didn't take into account investor concerns, and it's not clear that the government is aware of the financial risks for some renewable energy assets," he said. All of the suggested amendments to the policies would undermine ...

NAB, Good Shepherd Microfinance launch national campaign

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
National Australia Bank and Good Shepherd Microfinance have launched "Stop Small Problems Getting Big", a national campaign raise awareness of Good Shepherd Microfinance's no-interest loan scheme. Good Shepherd Microfinance CEO Adam Mooney The campaign ...

JBWere: private ancillary funds increase in size, distributions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... trustee of the PAF, and can also be quite conservative, said Knowles. "People come in with their own views, and they are often aware that they're managing money for charitable donations," he said. "The bias is towards being quite conservative with PAFs. ...

UCA Funds Management adds Transfield Services to exclusions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... the centre was established. "It's something that came up within UCA Funds Management about two months ago when we became aware of [Transfield Service's] involvement in detention centres," Walsh said. "The Senate inquiry had progressed, and Uniting Church ...

Northern Trust's Bowers on ESG and funds management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
The integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) into investment management is accelerating in Australia and around the world, guided by demand from asset owners and increasing flexibility in fund design that can tailor strategies that ...

Co-ops, mutuals a "third way" for public service provision

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
Co-operatives and mutuals offer an alternative "third way" to complement for-profit and not-for-profit business models for delivery of public services, according to a green paper aiming to stimulate discussion on how the sector can provide innovative ...

ACCSR: Australian CSR integration is too little, too slow

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
Progress in integrating corporate social responsibility (CSR) in Australia has been too little and too slow, according to the Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (ACCSR). Leeora Black, managing director, Australian Centre for Corporate ...

Foresters Community Finance, InterFinancial to partner

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... your clients and at the same time, doing some social good as well," he said. "That's always been our ethos. We've become aware of foresters and the work that they do, and we like the model that they've adopted. What we bring to the partnership is the ...